Jordan Phillips | Defensive Tackle

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"He moved well at the nose, given his mammoth frame," O'Malley wrote. "When Phillips is on, teams were forced to double team him, and were punished when they didn't." Of course, the analyst noticed what others have before him, that Phillips has "a tendency to vanish on film." The scribe believes Phillips could appeal to the Patriots as a long-term replacement for Vince Wilfork. In that scenario, Phillips probably would spend a year learning behind short-term starters Alan Branch and Sealver Siliga. The Patriots pick No. 32. Mar 19 - 7:26 PM

"I’m very versatile," Phillips told detroitlions.com. "It’s just really whatever the team sees fit for me. I can do anything." Some view Phillips as a first-round prospect and that he fits the idea of "planet theory," prospects of hat some with movement skills come along so irregularly that they are worth investing in. He flashes, but we have concerns about Phillips sustaining success. Mar 18 - 11:42 AM

Oklahoma NT Jordan Phillips "is a very huge roll of the dice," according to NFLDraftScout.com's Frank Cooney.

"He can be a very bad man on the football field, and define that any way you want," Cooney wrote. "This enormous athlete can show great strength, quick feet, violent hands and the ability to drop low and use up two blockers almost with ease. But just as often, Phillips gave little or no effort in college." Phillips had mediocre production last season, turning in 39 tackles, seven for a loss and two sacks. Back surgery limited him to four games in 2013. Cooney believes he should have returned to school: "Phillips needed at least one of his two remaining college seasons to gain maturity. Classic boom or bust prospect who will be drafted on projection, not production." Mar 16 - 2:28 AM

Oklahoma NT Jordan Phillips' "motor runs hot and cold, and his effort chasing the passer in particular is disappointing at times, but the 6-5, 329-pound Phillips could still go in the second half of the first round," according to ESPN's Steve Muench.

"He has the upper body strength and length to lock out and manhandle blockers one-on-one," Muench wrote. "Plus, he has flashed the ability to collapse the pocket and make it difficult for quarterbacks to step up when he keeps his pads down and fires off the ball. Even though he doesn't play with great pad level -- thanks in part to his higher center of gravity -- and he needs to improve his technique taking on double-teams, he has the tools to develop into an effective two-gapper." The analyst went on to write that Phillips could also play 4-3 nose tackle. Muench thinks Phillips will intrigue the Lions, but wonders if "they may not want to draft another player with work ethic concerns coming out of college like the inconsistent [Nick] Fairley had coming out of Auburn in 2011." Mar 15 - 7:27 PM